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Chialistic

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Eng: Millenarium

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N: Bandwagon

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Eng: Vogue, style, trend
Port: Estilo, tendencia

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V: Stick

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Eng: Deposit, wedge, lodge

Insert, pierce, penetrate

Stay, remain, linger, persist

Port: Cravar, enfiar

Meter

Ficar, continuar, persistir

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V: Chalk

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Eng: To mark, draw
Port: Marcar

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V: Depicts

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Eng: Describe, draw, outline, sketch
Port: Retratar, descrever

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Adj: Relentless

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Eng: Inexorable, grim

Persistent, continual, unremitting, unstoppable, unflagging, unfaltering

Port: Implacável

Persistente, contínuo

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N: Maxim

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Eng: Axiom
Port: Máxima

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N: Outrage

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Eng: Indignation

Scandal

Desecrate, profane, violate

Port: Ultraje, ofensa

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Adj: Quixotic

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Eng: Unrealistic, idealistic, romantic, absurd, impractical
Port: Idealizada, não realista

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V: Hark

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Eng: Come back, recall, return
Port: Voltando, relembrando

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V: Tangle

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Eng: Knot, mass, twist, snarl, mesh, ravel

Maze, snarl, confused, jam, mess, shambles, entanglement, imbroglio

Port: Labirinto, bagunça, emaranhado

Confusão

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Adv: Piecemeal

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Eng: Partil, unsystematic, patchy, fragmentary
Port: Pouco a pouco, gradualmente

Piecemeal solution = solução de compromisso

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V: Bewilder

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Eng: Confusing, surprising, amazing, stunning stupefying
Port: Desconcertante

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V: Fleck

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Eng: Dotted, specked, stippled
Port: Atingir

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V: Alloy

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Eng: Blend, combine
Port: Combinar

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V: Elicit

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Eng: Arouse, evoke, raise, kindle

Extract, evoke, wrest, draq out, extort, educe

Port: Suscitar, explicitar, trazer a tona

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V: Entwine

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Eng: Knit

Enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine

Port: Entrelaçar

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N: Patronage

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Eng: 1 – nepotism, bias, favouritism
2 – clientele, business
3 – backing, backup, support, sponsorship, assistance

Port: 1 – nepotismo

2 – clientela

3 – suporte financeiro

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Tr. V: Foreseen

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Port: Previr

20
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Tr. V: Thrust

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Eng: 1 – push

2 – push up

4 –attack

Port: Empurrar

Colocar pra cima

Atacar

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Adj: Enmeshed

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Eng: Entangled, involved, caught netted, trapped, implicated
Port: Envolvido

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N: Cobbler

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Eng: Shoemaker
Port: Sapateiro

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Adj: Loosely

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Eng: Slackly

2 - broadly

Port: Fruxo

Falar em geral, sem especificidade

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V: Prevail

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Eng: 1 –triumph

2 - dominate, predominante, reign, rule

3 –persist, endure, die hard

Port: Prevalecer, triunfar

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Adj: Haphazard

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Eng: 1 – hit-or-miss, random, chance, accidentl
2 – slapdash, slipshod, disorderly, disorganized, casual

Port: 1 – ao azar

2 – descuidado

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Adj: Dizzy

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Eng: 1 – giddy, woozy, vertiginous, confused

2 - airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained,

Port: 1 – se sentir meio tonto (mareado;

2 – vertiginoso, vertiginasamente

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Adj: Bothersome

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Eng: 1 – annoying, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky

Port: Incomodo, inoportuno

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V: Cajole

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Eng: Blarney, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver, persuade, tempt, lure, flatter, manoeuvre, seduce, entie

Port: Persuadir

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N: Maverick

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Eng: Unorthodox, dissenter, individualist, eccentric, nonconformist
Port: Dissidente, inconformista

30
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N: Liability

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Eng: Obligation, responsibility, debt

Port: Passivo, débito

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V: Lobbying

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Eng: Petitioning
Port: peticionando

32
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Adj: Grim

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Eng: Implacable manner
Port: Gravemente, com seriedade

33
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V: Rebounded

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Eng: set a limit
Port: Estabelecer limites

34
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V: Retaliated

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Eng: Struck back
Port: Retaliar

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V: Stepped down

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Eng: Quit
Port: Desistiu

36
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V: Wield

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Eng: brandish, manipulate, use, handle;
command, possess, manage
Port: Utilizar, exercer

37
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Adj: Thrown

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Eng: fall to the ground
Port: Cair no chão

38
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Adj: prompt

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Eng: on time, ready, quick, immediate, straightaway
Port: rápido, imediato

39
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Tr. V: Resemble

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Eng: Similarity, likeness

40
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N: Plot

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Eng: secret plan (illegal, underhand)
Port: Plano secreto

41
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V: Hoodwink

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Eng: Deceive, trick, fool, cheat
Port: Enganar

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N: Ploy

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Eng: tatics, move, scheme, maneuver (with bad intentions)

43
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N: Myriad

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Eng: Large quantity, too numerous
Port: Enorme quantidade

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N: Sparse

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Eng: Scarce, Small amount
Port: Escasso

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